La-Z-Boy continues to focus on its growing retail footprint
Company is looking to have 400 stores in the next several years, up from 355 at the end of its latest fiscal year ended April …
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Mark Schumacher joins board of directors at Room & Board
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Mark Schumacher, the former chief executive officer of the Home Furnishings Association, has been named to the board of directors for Home …
Conn’s receives delinquency notice from Nasdaq related to delayed 10-Q filing
Retailer given 60 days to submit a plan to regain compliance with rule related to the timely filing of its quarterly reports THE WOODLANDS, Texas …
Consumer confidence falls in June
Survey indicates that spending on furniture continues to compete with family vacations, other big-ticket purchases WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence fell this month as consumer plans …
Big Lots looks to expand ‘extreme values’ across product categories
With highly sharp prices already, the retailer’s value proposition will also need to offer quality and durability, both of which remain important to today’s consumers …
Goffena Furniture & Mattress opens its 1st Ashley store in Troy, Ohio
TROY, Ohio – On June 8, Goffena Furniture & Mattress celebrated the grand opening and ribbon cutting of its new 35,000-square-foot Ashley showroom at 1831 Towne Park …
Dressers sold at Rooms To Go recalled because of tip-over, child entrapment hazard
This is the 2nd recall in 2 months of a unit sold exclusively at Rooms To Go that allegedly does not meet the requirements of …
May existing home sales fall 2.8% from May 2023
Despite rising inventory levels, home prices continue to rise, placing existing homes out of reach for many first-time buyers WASHINGTON — Existing home sales fell …
Tough times result in tough measures for a challenged industry
Rising container costs result in actions including freight surcharges and price hikes HIGH POINT — Rising container rates that are occurring in a still slow …
Remembering Tom Lias
Many mourn a figure they described as not only passionate about the industry, but one who also was empathetic in the way he interacted with …
